In 2016, Installation, maintenance, & repair occupations earned an average of $46,671, $3,542 less than the average national salary of $50,213.

Protective Service Occupations make somewhat more than Installation, maintenance, & repair occupations while Sales & related occupations make somewhat less. This chart shows the various occupations closest to Installation, maintenance, & repair occupations as measured by average annual salary in the US.

In 2016, Installation, maintenance, & repair occupations had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.325, which is lower than the national average of 0.485. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Installation, maintenance, & repair occupations (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

The number of people employed as Installation, maintenance, & repair occupations has been declining at a rate of 0.4%, from 4.55M people in 2015 to 4.53M people in 2016.

This graphic shows the share of Installation, maintenance, & repair occupations employed by various industries. Automotive repair & maintenance employs the largest share of Installation, maintenance, & repair occupations at 14.8%, followed by Construction with 10.8% and Car Dealers with 5.57%.

Demographic information on Installation, maintenance, & repair occupations in the US. The average age of male Installation, maintenance, & repair occupations in the workforce is 41.8 and of female Installation, maintenance, & repair occupations is 41, and the most common race/ethnicity for Installation, maintenance, & repair occupations is White.

96.2% of Installation, maintenance, & repair occupations are Male, making them the more common gender in the occupation. This chart shows the gender breakdown of Installation, maintenance, & repair occupations.

Most common race or ethnicity of Installation, maintenance, & repair occupations

1.White

2.Black or African American

3.Unknown

80.5% of Installation, maintenance, & repair occupations are White, making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 8.18% of Installation, maintenance, & repair occupations, Black or African American is the second most common race or ethnicity in this occupation. This chart shows the racial and ethnic breakdown of Installation, maintenance, & repair occupations.

Data on higher education choices for Installation, maintenance, & repair occupations from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Installation, maintenance, & repair occupations is Business but a relatively high number of Installation, maintenance, & repair occupations hold a major in Communication Technologies.

This graphic shows the share of Bachelor's Degree concentrations held by Installation, maintenance, & repair occupations whose highest degree obtained (which may be in another concentration) is a Bachelor's degree.

Projections on wages and job growth for Installation, maintenance, & repair occupations from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The ten-year national workforce is projected to grow 7.4%, but Installation, maintenance, & repair occupations are expected to see a growth of 6.6% over the same period. This occupation is expected to grow slower than the national average.

This line chart shows the 10-year projected employment growth (from 2014 to 2024) for Installation, maintenance, & repair occupations. This profession is expected to grow slower than 7.4%, the average rate of national job growth.